Process of manufacturing feed blocks and products thereof

Claim 1

A process for the manufacture of a rigid alkaline, animal feed supplement block which process comprises the following steps in sequence: (1) heating a water bearing medium chosen from the group consisting of water, aqueous whey, aqueous sorbitol, aqueous glucose, aqueous fructose, aqueous sucrose and molasses to a temperature in the range from 20° C. to 90° C. (2) adding to said water bearing medium an amount of active magnesium oxide in the range from 5% to 30% by weight of the total block ingredients and an amount of dicalcium phosphate in the range from 3 to 50% by weight of the total block ingredients and blending the mixture of the water bearing medium, magnesium oxide and dicalcium phosphate at a temperture not in excess of 90° C. for a sufficient length of time to obtain a substantially uniform reaction mixture; (3) optionally blending into the mixture additional water or one or more liquid or solid animal medicaments or animal nutrients; (4) transferring said reaction mixture to a mould; and (5) reacting said mixture in the mould at a temperature in the range from 45° C. to 110° C. to give a substantially rigid alkaline block.